park
noun
an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
was parking
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past progressiveof park.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“The listings would say there’s laundry, and there wasn’t. Or there was parking, and there wasn’t.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Mr Murphy was parking near the Glasgow pub moments after a police helicopter crashed into its roof on 29 November 2013.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
As I was parking last week, I noticed a dime and a penny on the ground near some teenagers.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Gunnels said the scene of the killing was parking lot B12, a gravel lot high up on the hilly campus surrounded by juniper and sagebrush.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2017
The bus was parking in front of their school, and Eleanor couldn't wait to get off.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
